Lelaka Surname

152,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lelaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5621:21,1472,680
Lesotho1591:12,7832,829
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lelaka (79) may also be a first name.

Lelaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lelaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lelaka (Oriya: େଲଲକା) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,982nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,534,799 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelaka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lelaka is also the 1,083,225th most common first name at a global level, held by 79 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 21,147. In South Africa Lelaka is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 49 percent are found, Limpopo, where 24 percent are found and North West, where 18 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Lelaka exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 6 percent are found and Botswana, where 5 percent are found.

Lelaka Last Name Statistics demography

Lelaka earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning R 203,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehlaka92200/
Lielaka924/
Lelyaka921/
Lelakas921/
Lelakay921/
Loelaka921/
Lelakeat861/
Lelakeae861/
Leleka832,469/
Lilaka831,785/
Lolaka83389/
Lelake83291/
Lalaka83267/
Leloka83243/
Lelaki8385/
Lelako835/
Lelaca831/
Leelakeat801/
Lehloka771,435/
Lalakay77937/
Leleika7770/
Lalakha7769/
Lehlake7768/
Lelakis7753/
Lelatko7719/
Lelokas7719/
Leluika7715/
Lelakes7713/
Lalakea7711/
Lalakah776/
Lalakai776/
Lalakka776/
Lelakuy775/
Lelakui774/
Letloka772/
Lehlaki772/
Lelhoka771/
Lialaka771/
Laliaka771/
Lalakau771/
Lalakaj771/
Lehlako771/
Leilaki771/
Lolakka771/
Loliaka771/
Lallaka771/
Lelauski7112/
Leelaket719/
Leelaake718/
Lelaikes717/
Liailaka713/
Letlakhe711/
Leelaked711/
Lialakha711/
Lethlako711/
Lialiaka711/
Lilakhai711/
Lalakaai711/
Leilakie711/
Lelausky710/
Loleka673,287/
Leleko671,632/
Lilake67650/
Liloka67551/
Lileka67382/
Loloka67184/
Lilako67124/
Leloko67103/
Laleka6777/
Laloka6764/
Lailakhai6720/
Lilaki6719/
Leleca6718/
Lalako6717/
Lelaquais6714/
Leloki672/
Lelaqe671/
Lialiagka671/
Letlhakoy671/
Leelaukij671/

Lelaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lelaka in the Oriya language
େଲଲକାelalaka-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lelaka
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